Correction on the dirty tricks in Maryland, and more

Mark,

I think Kevin Zeese got it wrong. The homeless from PA and DE, arriving by buses in Maryland, were used to hand out a “sampleballot” that listed R- Gov Ehrlich and R- Senate candidate MichaelSteele as Democrats. They were not involved in distributing theflyer.

The flyer was mailed and arrived in voters’ mailboxes Monday. Itimplied that two prominent African Americans were supporting Ehrlichand Steele when they were not. A third, pictured, did support them.

A pretty desperate,sloppy effort in a region where so much of themedia lives. It is also an indication of the sophistication ofAfrican American voters in discerning the underlining motivation inpolitics. They saw right through Michael Steele. It is very much totheir credit and political accumen. I wish all Americans were assavvy.

I hope the attention played to vote suppression nationally this yearwill begin to heal the wounds from 2004 and 2000 (and the long past),when the community’s votes were so blatantly suppressed and theoutcry was not heard. I will never forget the courage of theCongressional Black Caucus in contesting the Electoral College vote in both recent presidential elections. They have often been thevoice of Democrats, when that voice is heard.

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